Fender.



citizeii` of the .United States, .residing at the supporting means comprises one or more resilient members 3.wh1c h tre preferably semeans oli suitable bolts 5 or'thoir-'skluivalent -for. the' purpose; and are-preferably spirally '50 ynovel construction2 arrangement and com-v Iscribed and more particularly.. pointed out -ng the Vsame into thegrooves.- Any suitable UNITED STATES PATENT 0E-FICE..

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xasso'N; or CHICAGO. ILLINOIS;

' ne it 1-mow that 1, oem A. Ross,

Chicago, .ilf't-heiconntylfof Cookand State of l'inoisI lieve'. invented certain .new .and usevices known as fenders gandgpartieularly n -fender' or bumperdesi `edfoinu'se on automobiles or otherV ifehicils, and more :specifi` callyrelates to the means forsccnring and supporting `the fender or fender rail upon the vehicle. i'

The objects of my invention are the production of a simple, efficient, attr'nctivefand inexpensive device'of the kind. described for use Wherever applicable, and. such a device as may he easily fitted to any car and when fitted may be readily attached ordetached therefrom.

To this end my invention consists in the bination ofparts herein shown and dcin the claims. 4In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding' parts, Figure 1 is a plan View of the fin der rail and -suiiporting means thcrefor, Fig. 2 is aside elevation ofthe rail support-.i Fig. 3 is n longituilinnl vertical section of the same, Fig. 4' is a plan View of lthe same, and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View taken substantially on line .5-5 of Fig. lReferring to the drawings, the fenderor bumper comprises a' rail 1 which is suitably supported from 'the' vehicle frame 2 or other.' suitahlepart of the vehicle, prefcralily`s( 'as" to permit the rail' to absorb n shock from' any forwarddirection or from n plurality of directions. In the construction shown,-`

curod to the. vehicle fram '2 by means 4of bra'ckets4 or their equiva1ent. The brackets 4 may be s'ccure'dto't-l'ieV "vehicle frame by grooved' or threaded so-lthat 4the resilient members 3 maybe secured thereon by screw'- means maybe employed to secure or lock the fender oi". rail-1 t() the' resilient' supporting 'dead weight of the;y

.placed by a' liiferent wish to be understood 'nl4 W FENDER.

members 3, the prefered oonstnlcti'onom prising a clampmg member carried resilient member 3. The preferred clam ing' members comprises hf [l ill inter. oc ing oren' 'n 'a of Awhich .parts isllylgdd) grooved` or threaded exto adapted 4to be'screwe qiit e rear ber 3, similarjto bracketi *Referring pa't'tic'i'l'lErla Q 6 of the clumpm -m'em prefefhlyiexv tended as at 9 an providedwith E Ieeess'lO Vadapted to receive, land oope'tefiwitli a tongue 11 on themeniber." Oneor more bolts 12, or their 4equivalent forffh ose, are employed to draw the parte and tok-70 gcther and lock theclampQto'jt e'ricleffpr in the construction shownyto the 1. `.10V retain' the brackets fin pera Vve sition and prevent turning;- thns permitting 'the rail or fender to'drophelowfthesi 6"' "l5 'sitioin should the bracketsbecome'l or the fender Vbe of heavier` "con than the rail 1j shown, I prefer-abi brackets 13 carriedby the vehicle-n n or rods M connec'tingthe brackets dhd13. 8 0 As shown, the brackets 13 are securedtothe fmn'ie'` 2; sind are p ovddwith "'eolliigS/fl through `which pass thetnbesj 4""0 their faluivalent,` 'the opposite: ends-of y being secured to the brackcts 4. lf struction rigidly' retains the tnlies and pre-.5" vents; turning fof the brackets 4 l It is thus seen that i struction vthe 'fender' ed, the sup ortingV `l`I0 longitudinally re lent flexible (sc.e ``ig,".2)4 or portions of the various which `fact 4might importance where :the

perhaps considerably m'o rail 1. i Having thusdescribed obvious that arioua tions maybe made-'li um, rangement and l shown .and described" 'Q pointed out in .the clani,

man e h a 0 exact constrution or arrangement with l; circumferential groove' for said coiled 20 mem r. jijgwhat I chimes new and desire to secure 2. An automobile fender oomprising an 'f-bLetters Patent is: impact bar and arms carr ing said bar at 551 '-l. Inadevoe of the kind-described and in their forward ends, 'each o said arms cfom- "combination, a fender member and means prising, a portion secured tothe car, albear'- 25 for securing same to a vehicle compris ing in Whlch said bar is adjustabl mountin a pluralityof brackets carried b the ed, 'and e 'coiled springinterpose between veicle, ea'oh provided with e circum erenand secured to said ortion and said beur- 10 tial groove therein,.a coiled resilient suping, the oills o f saidp spring olosin or beporting member for each of said brackets ooming tighter by pressure cause by the vl'arranged thereon. in said groove and means. im act of said bar withan obstruction, I .for securing id coiled members to the fenn testimony whereof, I have hereunto der, said means .comprising ruil clampng sign-ed my riame in the presence of two sub- 15 members each comprism two members ehscribing wltnesses.

1 -.`.'.gagin"g with a ton e an groove connection OSCAR A. ROSS. atro'ne side thereo and provided with means Witnesses:

fiat substantially the olpositeside for draw-v y -BUR'roN'U. HILLS,

a1 parts together 'and CHaRLEs I. Conn.

ling* and securing s 

